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No. 311,847. Patented Feb. 3, 1885.

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' ing a removable crank-shaft provided with a justable fork-carriers, the said fork-carriers `direction of their length, to thereby obviate fleuren raras CHARLES PERRIN, OF SPRINGFIELD,

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OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONETIIRD TO DAVID I-I. BREWER, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECEFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,847, dated February 3, 1885.

Application filed July 9, 1881i.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, GHARLEs PERRIN, of the city of Springfield, county of Clark, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Hay Tedder and Rake, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to agricultural implements, and has special reference to hay-` tedders.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective agricultural machine capable of being used either as a hay tedder or a rake; also to so construct the fork-carriers of a hay-tedder that they will be automatically adjustable upon their respective cranks in the the use of springs commonly used to connect the forks t0 their carriers, and to allow the forks and fork-carriers to easily ride over obstacles.

In this my invention the redder-fork carriers are flexibly connected to the frame-work or to the axletree of the apparatus by means of springs, which not only serve the purpose of the rod-connections heretofore used, but allorir the carriers to be moved in many p0sitions impraeticable to tedders of ordinary i construction.

My invention consists in a hay-tedder havclutch-half and a loose sprocket-wheel, adapted to be driven by a like wheel on the main shaft of the tedder, the said sprocket-wheel being provided with a llug adapted to be engaged by the clutch-half on the crank-shaft, and mechanism to throw the said clutclrhalf into and out of engagement with the said pawl, substantially las hereinafter described.

It also consists in the combination, with the crank-shaft of a hay-tedder, of fork-carriers adjustably connected therewith, substantially as hereinafter described.

It also consists in a hay-tedder having` adbeing fieXibly connected tothe frame-work of the tedder by means of flat Sshaped springs substantially as hereinafter described.

It also consists in a fork-carrier for hay-tedders having an elongated slot in the direction of its length, and provided with sliding jour- (Xo model.)

Y provided with a clutch-h alf and a loose sproeket-wheel, said clutch-half being adapted to be thrown in and out of engagement with a lngf on the sprocketwheel by means of a forked arm or other mechanism, substantially as hereinafter described.

It also consists in a crank-shaft for hay-ted#v ders having a sprock et-wheel at'its ends adapt ed to be driven by means of a sprocket-wheel l upon the main shaft or axle of the tedder, in combination with carrierarms slotted in the direction of their length and provided with journal-boxes to receive the said shaft, said journal-boxes sliding in said slots, and supporting-springs to connect the said carrierarms to the framework of the tedder, the said slot and spring allowing the carriers and forks to ride freely `over obstacles without strain upon the forks, substantially as hereinafter described.

It also 'consists in certain details of construction hereinafter described.

Figure 1 represents in plan view a hay-tedn der constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3, a rear View, and Fig. 4 details of the forkcarrier and its connections, the hinged journal-box, and the rake attachment.

The frame, which may be of any usual construction, consists of the side sills, AAL/,intermediate sills, A2 A3 A4, forward or supporting sill, A, axle-tree or center sill, A, draft sills or shafts AT 8, and cross-braces A9 Al". The

i draft timbers or shafts are hinged at a to the intermediate sills, AZ A". Tipping mechanism B for tipping the tedder is provided, which is and may be of usual construction, said mechanism consisting of a semicircular plate, B', attached to the cross-braces A9 A1", and a lever, B2, provided with a spring-lock, B, which enters holes in the plate B, said lever being provided with a plate, Bf, at its lower end.

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. gagement with the lug Gof the loose sprockettedder by means of flat Sshaped supporting- -axletrec. The crank-shaft F, resting in hinged journalbearings N, attached to the side-sills,

being, asusual, at different angles.

'sliding journal-boxes O, are fork-carriers P,

plate B4 is provided with a proj ection,B5,whi'ch slides in a groove, B6, of a plate, B1, connected with the end sill, A5. The mechanism for tipping the tedder may, however, be changed without materially departing from my invention. Themain portion of the tedder-frame rests upon the main axle C, which is provided at its either end with ground-wheels D.

Attached to the' axle or main shaft C at one end is a sprocket-wheel, D,which is connected to a similar sprocket-wheel, E, by means of a sprocket-chain (not shown) upon the end of thecrank-shaft F. The said sprocket-wheel Eis provided with a lug,iG, to engage with a clutch-half, H, said sprocket-wheel E being loose upon the crank-shaft. A forked lever, I, which engages with the clutch-half H to throw the said clutch-half into and out of enwheel E, is connected to a rod, J, pivoted to the side sill, A, which is connected at its opposite end by means of a link, L, to the hand-1everpM, said hand-lever being pivotcd to the is providedwith a series of cranks, said cranks Located vuponthe cranks, and connected therewith by said fork-carriers being provided'with elongated slots P in the direction of their length, and being connected to the frame-work of the springs P2, connected to their upper ends, the opposite ends ofthe said springs being bolted to the axle-tree as shown in Fig. 4. Said forkcarriers P are provided with forks P3 at their lower ends. By providing the fork-carriers with a sliding bearing for the cranks and flexibly connecting them to the framework, as described, I am enabled toride them over large obstacles without injury to the machine, either forward or backward. By withdrawing the bolts connecting the springs to the frameworkv and opening the hinged journal-boxes O-the shaft and carriers may be quickly removed and the rake attachment put in its place. V The rake will be provided, as shown in detail Fig. 4, with ashaft, S, adapted to fit the bearings provided for the crank-shaft, said shaft S being also provided with a clutch and sprocket-wheel, the shifting mechanism for the clutch being the same forboth the crank-shaft and rake, it forming a permanent part of the tedderframe.

By providing a rake attachment it enables the farmer to do with one machine what herei tofore required two to do.

rIhe seat T, attached to the crossbar A10,

may be of any desired construction.

The crankshaft F may be made in one or more sections, if desired. y

The journal-bearings O, which slide in the slots of the fork-carriers, are herein shown as constructed in two pieces and being provided with flanges at theirside edges adapted to overlap or bear upon the sides of the fork-carrier. By constructing the journal-box 0in two pieces it may be more readily placedin position, and

means of flat S-shaped springs, whereby ,the

fork-carriers are adapted to yield to obstructions, substantially-as described.

3. In ahay-tedder, the combination, with the actuating-crank, of a fork-carrier having the elongated slot P in the direction of its length, provided with the sliding journal-box 0, constructed, as shown, in two pieces, and provided with flanges to bear against the sides of the fork-carrier, substantially as described.

4. A fork-carrier for hay-tedders, provided with a iiat S-shaped spring, by which it is directly connected to theframe of the tedder,

said spring being constructed in the manner described, so as to support the carrier and relieve it from jars or strains while passing obstacles, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the main frame provided with journal-boxes N, of the crankshaft F, journaled in said boxes, and the slottedfork-carriers yieldingly connected to the IOC) frame-work of the tedder by means of flat S- V shaped springs, substantially as described.

6.l The combination, with the tedder-frame, of a detachable rake-head provided with a clutch and pulley or sprocket-wheel adapted to be actuated by the pulley or sprocket-wheel on the main aXle of the tedder, and mechanism, as described, attached to the frame of the tedder to operate said clutch, as and for the purpose set forth.

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In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, atv Springeld, Ohio, this 30th day of June, D. 1884.

CHARLES PERRIN.

In presence of- P. J. CLEVENGER, p N. E. C. W HrrNnY.

Itis hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 311,847, granted February 3, 1885, upon the application of Charles Perrin, of Springfield, Ohio, for an improvement in Combined Hay Rake and Tedder, the name of the assignee of `one-third interest therein Was incorrectly Written and printed David H. Brewer, Whereas it should have been Written and printed David W. Brewer; that the proper corrections have been made in the files and records pertaining` to the case in the Patent Ofce and should be read in the Letters Patent that the same may conform thereto.

Signed, countersigned, and sealedthis 21st day of April, A. D. 1885.

H. L. MULDRO'W, Acting Secretary of the Interior.

[SEAL] Conntersigned:

M. V. MONTGOMERY,

Commissioner of Patents. 

